Info For Performers - two different types of show
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Tintenbar Up Front
Our community open mic event Showcase for local and touring musicians, poets, comedians, dancers, storytellers... By providing a forum for artists, we are helping you give a great deal of enjoyable entertainment to the audience, as well as helping to raise money for charity. 
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The Tintenbar Sessions
Music from local and touring artists Different from our usual open mics, where we have a variety of performers and raise money for charities, we also host regular concerts featuring touring and local artists whom we pay. We encourage an audience who listens. 
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Tintenbar Up Front Our community open mic event we aim to showcase local and touring musicians, poets, comedians, dancers, storytellers... By providing a forum for artists, we are helping you give a great deal of enjoyable entertainment to the audience, as well as helping to raise money for charity. Key points
What to expect We have a PA. But we usually keep the sound levels low and the performance thereby more intimately connected to the audience. Usually the performers are on the stage of Tintenbar Hall quite near the audience. There are 4 microphones and a PA with plenty of space for instruments or other mics for performers who need it. If you need anything else, please bring it. If you have any special needs, or if you are not able to come on the night, let us know beforehand. To keep the program moving, you must keep your performance to under 20 minutes. Think 3-4 songs. 4-5 if they are short or an encore is called by the audience. This allows a little time to set up the next act . When you arrive at the hall, make yourself known to the organiser(s) to check your performance time slot, and so we know you are there. A blackboard with performers' names will give you a rough idea of when you will be on. Sometimes we feature artists and support their musical journey with a little money donation for a half hour performance. If you would like to be considered for a featured performance, let us know. All artists have the opportunity to sell CDs if they so wish. As this is a family friendly event, we ask that you understand there may be young children in the audience. The venue is BYO. PA system: QSC Touchmix 16 (20 inputs) with twin 1000 W QSC K 12 speakers and foldback. Please supply your own DI boxes (we have three.) Please check that we have enough cables if you need lots. You are welcome to set up your own amplification system to supplement what we have or stand alone. We can also do a live recording and video of your performance. |
Tintenbar Sessions Music from local and touring artists Different from our usual Friday nights, where we have a variety of performers and raise money for charities, we also host regular concerts featuring touring and local artists whom we pay. We encourage an audience who listens. Tintenbar Up Front is run by volunteers, so our usual arrangement re money is that the artist sets the door price and we donate all the proceeds to you, less costs of hiring the hall and PA. Because we do not want you or us to be out of pocket, and we feel we are working together with you to make the show a success, we keep 1/4 of the first $1000. You keep 100% of the rest. Talk to us about our expectations of audience size. If you want to set a minimum amount, let us know. We will set up the hall, organise local publicity - on the website, email list, FaceBook, press, radio and posters - set up a PA, collect $, provide tea coffee and cakes, provide a space to sell CDs etc. When wanting to come perform your own show, first check possible dates on the Tintenbar Hall Calendar. Then BOOK A SPOT Publicity you can do: We put up posters in Tintenbar and Lennox Head, but if you are able to put up posters, audience also come from Ballina, Byron Bay, Alstonville, Bangalow. Radio publicity is also good. Best option is Pardise FM in Ballina, but also Bay FM Byron Bay and River FM and ABC North Coast in Lismore. Richmond Valley Radio. Contact early to arrange interview and songs to play. News outlets: Northern Star, Ballina Advocate, Byron Shire Echo. (we will send our press to them as well) Social Media. Your own blitz will help. Support acts can be provided. Accommodation may be available as well. Bev's Indian banquet is usually served before the show and one meal is supplied to the artist free. BYO. PA system: QSC Touchmix 16 (20 inputs) with twin 1000 W QSC K 12 speakers and acoustic guitar amps for foldback. We have 2 SM58s, and a Sennheiser dynamic mic, an SM 57, plus a AKG condensor and dynamic Please supply your own DI boxes (we have three.) Please check that we have enough cables if you need lots. You are welcome to set up your own amplification system to supplement what we have or stand alone. We can also do a live recording and video of your performance. Promotion Photographs and videos of your performance may be taken and used on the website and Facebook. If you do not want this, please tell the organiser. If you don't like a photo or video of you on the web or Facebook, let us know and we will remove it. Who has appeared at the Tintenbar Sessions? Location Tintenbar Hall is in Tintenbar Road, on the corner of George Street, on the opposite corner to Tintenbar shop. Find us in Google Maps. |
